CENTRALA PRESENTS: SLY & THE FAMILY DRONE | MONOXYDE BROTHERS | ZD GRAFTERS | BY BIZARRE HANDS
SLY AND THE FAMILY DRONE
23/05/25, 7:30-11:30PM
Sly & The Family Drone are Neo-Jazz wreckin' crew from London, UK. A primal orchestra of drum rhythms and radiophonic noise .
Sly's reductionist take on music is literal, they split their drum kit to it's singular base units, passing individual drums to the audience who maintain the beat while they free themselves for more noise and freestyle mayhem, ultimately eliminating any boundaries between spectator and performer. By the end of their set their drums and equipment are scattered, the remains of their music lying bare across the floor.
"Their live shows are becoming legendary. Things usually get broken. There will be more than likely blood. A must see live experience. No gig by Sly & The Family Drone is ever the same." Club Velocity 2011
soundcloud.com/slythefamilydrone
@familydrone
MONOXYDE BROTHERS
Monoxide Brothers is a Birmingham-based experimental electronic noise duo known for their raw, beat-driven live sets and use of begged, stolen, and borrowed tech, transmitting adrenaline and anxiety into fuzz-fuelled, raw electronic tracks.
@monoxydebrothers
https://monoxidebrothers.bandcamp.com
ZD GRAFTERS
is built around boy wonder Zac’s free jazz rhythms and dad Dave’s heavy rock roots. Featuring Riddell Thomas on sax, they made The Quietus’ end of year list with their album ‘Three Little Birds’.
‘Bass tone set to ‘brutish churn’, adds electronic frosting and sax dragging the results towards Zu and The Thing’ The Quietus
https://zdgrafters.bandcamp.com/album/three-little-birds
BY BIZARRE HANDS
By Bizarre Hands is the moniker of Robert Arthur who has been releasing music since 2000 under various names, Pemalas/Damrai Vent/ Squalor Fan and Empty Cut.
He plays experimental noise/drone/ambient, some times beats, all through body patch synths and anti- loopers. He draws inspiration from field recordings and the ‘Birmingham Techno Sound.
https://bybizarrehands.bandcamp.com
£10 ADV / £12 OTD